Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-03
Feeding Work Horses in Winter.

Eeedlng NOTk Horses IN VI inter.
1t Is not q good plan to feed farm
horses much grain during the winter
when they have little work to do. If
put to labor. give them the usual feed !;
Int when not ut work, one fourth Of
tie amount ofgrain given during the
busy season is enough. OF course.
they must have all the good stover they
wish. Horses DO not need much
grain at this season; but il given it,
they do not have brisk appetites for If
in spring, and likely will soon refuse to
eat the amount Of grain they need to
keep them in good condition at hard
work. If. however. the horses are fed
almoStAltOgether on stOver during the
winter. they will not refuse grain when
! put to work. InactiOn is more apt than
the severest eXertion to produce indi-
| gestion: and If the horses are fed rich
! food during the winter. they are apt to
meet the spring in poor condition. The
| necessary animal heat and fat can be
made from slower. A mixture of straw,
| clover. hay aud corn fodder makes an
excellent food for horses in winter. III
any grain is fed il may well be corn, re-
serving the oats until the work season.
| The horses must be fed as regularly and
| CdltlNillN ia W itllCl do Nlltll tlltN dlt at
work. 1t will not do to give them
heavy feeds one day, when the weather
| is pleasant. and scant feeds. later than
usual in the morning and earlier in the
evening, the next day, because the
weather is severe AS for sailing, the
best plan is to keep salt always in a
small compartment in ono corner of
| the feed-box. If the horses are fed and
Wa tered regularly, given comfortable
| shelters. kept clean. supplied with salt,
and given teaspoOnful Of clean wood
ashes in their feed every other day, they
will not need condition powders.
Whenever man resorts to condition
powders, he cOnvicts himself OF bad
management of his hOrses.--Americsn
Agriculturist for February.
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